Children ‘slipping into poverty’ due to cost-of-living crisis, warns charity
1 year, 10 months ago

Children ‘slipping into poverty’ due to cost-of-living crisis, warns charity

The Independent  

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‘Very real crisis’ in foster care as charity Barnados issues warning over sharp fall in applications
1 week, 2 days ago

‘Very real crisis’ in foster care as charity Barnados issues warning over sharp fall in applications

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One million families with children face fuel poverty this Christmas, analysis shows
3 weeks, 2 days ago

One million families with children face fuel poverty this Christmas, analysis shows

The Independent  

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Children going hungry, missing school amid Australia's 'perfect storm' cost-of-living crisis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Children going hungry, missing school amid Australia's 'perfect storm' cost-of-living crisis

ABC  

Researchers and frontline charities are seeing a growing number of Australian children going hungry and missing school, as the twin pressures of a cost-of-living crisis and housing shortages push families to the brink. More and more children suffering Australian National University child poverty researcher Sharon Bessell has been interviewing children across Australia to find out how rising costs of living …

More parents facing struggle to feed their children as winter approaches, survey suggests
4 months ago

More parents facing struggle to feed their children as winter approaches, survey suggests

The Independent  

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Child neglect worsening as professionals warn of ‘disastrous combination’ of poverty and struggling services
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Child neglect worsening as professionals warn of ‘disastrous combination’ of poverty and struggling services

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Keir Starmer under fresh pressure to lift two-child benefit cap in October
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer under fresh pressure to lift two-child benefit cap in October

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1m more people living in poverty in UK as scale of crisis laid bare
11 months, 3 weeks ago

1m more people living in poverty in UK as scale of crisis laid bare

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The families at the heart of bed poverty Christmas appeal respond to your donations
1 year ago

The families at the heart of bed poverty Christmas appeal respond to your donations

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For many children, ‘no crib for a bed’ is more than a line in a carol… it’s a fact of life
1 year ago

For many children, ‘no crib for a bed’ is more than a line in a carol… it’s a fact of life

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At its heart, the Christmas story is about a child born away from home, with nowhere to lay his head. A shocking recent report from the children’s charity Barnardo’s, entitled “No Crib for a Bed”, spells out the crisis affecting some 849,000 young people in Britain today – some 11 per cent in total – who do not have a …

Dean of St Paul’s backs Christmas bed poverty appeal as two-thirds of target reached in just one week
1 year ago

Dean of St Paul’s backs Christmas bed poverty appeal as two-thirds of target reached in just one week

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Sir Lloyd Dorfman gives donation to Christmas appeal as your generosity buys beds for hundreds of children
1 year, 1 month ago

Sir Lloyd Dorfman gives donation to Christmas appeal as your generosity buys beds for hundreds of children

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Halfway there! Your generosity buys beds for 262 children
1 year, 1 month ago

Halfway there! Your generosity buys beds for 262 children

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Schools providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in need – study
1 year, 1 month ago

Schools providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in need – study

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Almost a third of council funding spent on children’s social care amid surge in need
1 year, 1 month ago

Almost a third of council funding spent on children’s social care amid surge in need

The Independent  

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Number of children living in extreme poverty nearly triples in five years
1 year, 2 months ago

Number of children living in extreme poverty nearly triples in five years

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1m children in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017 – report
1 year, 2 months ago

1m children in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017 – report

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UK’s cost of living crisis has children sleeping on floor due to ‘bed poverty’, says charity
1 year, 3 months ago

UK’s cost of living crisis has children sleeping on floor due to ‘bed poverty’, says charity

The Independent  

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One in four teachers hands out food to children due to welfare concerns – survey
1 year, 4 months ago

One in four teachers hands out food to children due to welfare concerns – survey

The Independent  

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Hungry children stealing food as tens of thousands living in extreme poverty
1 year, 4 months ago

Hungry children stealing food as tens of thousands living in extreme poverty

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‘Low-income families having to pay thousands more for same goods and services’
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Low-income families having to pay thousands more for same goods and services’

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Reality of cost of living crisis laid bare in shocking new report
1 year, 10 months ago

Reality of cost of living crisis laid bare in shocking new report

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Food Poverty Haunts UK: How 4 million children are going hungry
1 year, 10 months ago

Food Poverty Haunts UK: How 4 million children are going hungry

Firstpost  

A report by The Food Foundation think tank has revealed that nearly four million children in the UK experienced food poverty in January this year. This comes as the demand for expanding free school meals to pupils is rising in the country amid a cost-of-living crisis Nearly 4 million children in the United Kingdom experience food poverty, new data has …

Free school meals for all primary school pupils in London, Sadiq Khan to announce
1 year, 10 months ago

Free school meals for all primary school pupils in London, Sadiq Khan to announce

The Independent  

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Girl, 7, who eats so little ‘you can see her ribcage’ among children needing help in cost of living crisis
1 year, 11 months ago

Girl, 7, who eats so little ‘you can see her ribcage’ among children needing help in cost of living crisis

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Single mother in bills crisis: ‘I tried to hold down the fort but it crumbled’
2 years, 1 month ago

Single mother in bills crisis: ‘I tried to hold down the fort but it crumbled’

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Charity supporting struggling Londoners says bills crisis is stopping them doing more
2 years, 1 month ago

Charity supporting struggling Londoners says bills crisis is stopping them doing more

The Independent  

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Children unable to afford lunch in more than half of state schools, survey says
2 years, 1 month ago

Children unable to afford lunch in more than half of state schools, survey says

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‘We have gone back to survival of the fittest’: The centre helping parents through the cost of living crisis
2 years, 1 month ago

‘We have gone back to survival of the fittest’: The centre helping parents through the cost of living crisis

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‘Generosity and dedication’: Low-earning school staff buying food for hungry pupils
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Generosity and dedication’: Low-earning school staff buying food for hungry pupils

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Food banks run out of supplies as charities see record number of users
2 years, 2 months ago

Food banks run out of supplies as charities see record number of users

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Free school meals criteria ‘always under review’, minister says
2 years, 2 months ago

Free school meals criteria ‘always under review’, minister says

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Almost half of parents ‘likely to spend less on Christmas presents for children’
2 years, 2 months ago

Almost half of parents ‘likely to spend less on Christmas presents for children’

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Henry Dimbleby: We have children breaking down and crying because of hunger
2 years, 2 months ago

Henry Dimbleby: We have children breaking down and crying because of hunger

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Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers warn
2 years, 2 months ago

Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers warn

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Health chief calls for free school meals for all to end ‘disturbing’ food poverty
2 years, 2 months ago

Health chief calls for free school meals for all to end ‘disturbing’ food poverty

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Most parents struggling with mental health or finances – Unicef UK
2 years, 2 months ago

Most parents struggling with mental health or finances – Unicef UK

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Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals
2 years, 3 months ago

Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals

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The Independent is calling for free school meals for all children in poverty
2 years, 3 months ago

The Independent is calling for free school meals for all children in poverty

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‘Catastrophe’: Warning that benefits cut would plunge 200,000 more children into poverty
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Catastrophe’: Warning that benefits cut would plunge 200,000 more children into poverty

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Cost of living crisis: Young people worried about not being able to afford food this winter, report says
2 years, 3 months ago

Cost of living crisis: Young people worried about not being able to afford food this winter, report says

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Children ‘facing hungry Christmas’ after Kwarteng ‘prioritised bankers’ in mini-Budget, charities warn
2 years, 3 months ago

Children ‘facing hungry Christmas’ after Kwarteng ‘prioritised bankers’ in mini-Budget, charities warn

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Children’s doctors urged to quiz patients about cost of living struggles
2 years, 3 months ago

Children’s doctors urged to quiz patients about cost of living struggles

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Families ‘face grim choices’ as summer holidays mean weeks without free school meals
2 years, 5 months ago

Families ‘face grim choices’ as summer holidays mean weeks without free school meals

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Parents ‘skipping meals for days to feed their children’
2 years, 5 months ago

Parents ‘skipping meals for days to feed their children’

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Sadiq Khan backs universal free school meals for primary school pupils
2 years, 6 months ago

Sadiq Khan backs universal free school meals for primary school pupils

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Rising child poverty may be behind thousands more children entering care
2 years, 7 months ago

Rising child poverty may be behind thousands more children entering care

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Children offer to buy food with their pocket money as cost of living mounts
2 years, 9 months ago

Children offer to buy food with their pocket money as cost of living mounts

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‘No food and no money until Monday’: one family’s descent into poverty in cost crisis Britain
2 years, 9 months ago

‘No food and no money until Monday’: one family’s descent into poverty in cost crisis Britain

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Help the Hungry: 500,000 London children ‘face food poverty at Christmas if nothing is done to help them’
4 years, 1 month ago

Help the Hungry: 500,000 London children ‘face food poverty at Christmas if nothing is done to help them’

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